Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/ UK Travel Blog Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:32:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/ 32 32 Taghazout Itinerary: How to Spend 3, 5 or 10 Days https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/ https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:55:43 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16761 Taghazout is a place for slow travel rather than a packed sightseeing list. We happily filled 10 days here with beaches, surf, walks, spas and remote working, and we’ve already been back twice to do the same thing again. “How many days do I need?” is still a fair question, and the answer depends on […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/taghazout-itinerary/feed/ 0 Stanlake Park Wine Estate: Vineyard Stay Near London https://charlieontravel.com/stanlake-park-wine-estate/ https://charlieontravel.com/stanlake-park-wine-estate/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:32:04 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17125 Stanlake Park Wine Estate is one of the easiest vineyard stays to reach from London. The Elizabeth line runs direct to Twyford station, the stop before Reading, and the estate is a fifteen-minute walk from there. This makes Stanlake one of the easiest vineyard stays to reach from London without a car. I went for […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/stanlake-park-wine-estate/feed/ 0 Malta in November: Two Weeks of Winter Sun https://charlieontravel.com/malta-in-november/ https://charlieontravel.com/malta-in-november/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:50:26 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17104 We spent two weeks in Malta in early November - GBP 99 flights, 72 euro a night in Valletta, sea swims off Gozo and two days of rain. Here is what it is actually like.

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/malta-in-november/feed/ 0 Best Beaches Near the Seven Sisters, East Sussex https://charlieontravel.com/best-beaches-seven-sisters/ https://charlieontravel.com/best-beaches-seven-sisters/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:43:11 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17048 Looking to get out to the beach in East Sussex? This blog is for you. Within easy reaching distance of London and Brighton, the south-east coast has a lot more beach to it than just Brighton beach, especially if you don’t mind pebbles! Luke and I live in Hove, and we’ve been up and down […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/best-beaches-seven-sisters/feed/ 0 Seven Sisters Cliffs From London: How To Do It In A Day https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/ https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:40:33 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17045 Getting to the Seven Sisters cliffs from London is easier than most people expect — a train from Victoria down to Seaford, then a short bus along the coast road, and you’re at the start of the walk in about two hours. It’s one of the best day trips from London, and one of very […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Rhodes: Best Areas for Every Kind of Trip https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:17:46 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17013 Rhodes is big as Greek islands go. It’s 78km top to bottom, and the southern tip is a two-hour drive from the airport up north. The island caters to many different types of holidaymaker. It’s most well known for large-scale resorts and family villas, but is also home to smaller boutique stays, cosy rentals and […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/feed/ 0 St Paul’s Bay, Lindos: The Best View in Rhodes https://charlieontravel.com/st-pauls-bay-lindos/ https://charlieontravel.com/st-pauls-bay-lindos/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:16:11 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16822 St Paul’s Bay is the best view in Lindos, and we say that having stood on the Acropolis directly above it the day before. It is a near-enclosed sandy bay with cliffs wrapped around it, a tiny white chapel at the water’s edge, and a narrow gap out to the open sea. Yet there are […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/st-pauls-bay-lindos/feed/ 0 Prasonisi, Rhodes: Kitesurfing Where Two Seas Meet https://charlieontravel.com/prasonisi/ https://charlieontravel.com/prasonisi/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:11:11 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16821 Prasonisi is a sandbar at the very southern tip of Rhodes where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean, and it is one of the most reliable wind sports spots in Europe. You come over a hill, the whole bay opens up below you, and suddenly there are kites everywhere. We drove down from Lindos in August […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/prasonisi/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Lindos, Rhodes: Best Areas and Hotels https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-hotels/ https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-hotels/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:41:49 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16819 Lindos is small, but “staying in Lindos” can mean five quite different things — and the difference between them matters more here than in most places, because the village is car-free, built on a hill, and the big hotels are not actually inside it. This guide breaks Lindos down area by area, with the best […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-hotels/feed/ 0 Lindos Acropolis: Tickets, Timings and What to Expect https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-acropolis/ https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-acropolis/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:54:05 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16820 Lindos Acropolis can be seen for almost everywhere in the village. It is not only beautiful to look at from the surrounding town, beaches and bays, but once you’re on top of it the views from the Acropolis are breathtaking too. Most acropolises are one civilisation’s work. Lindos is a summation of five. There’s been […]

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